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Where does “boominess” come from?

boominess (English) comes from English boomy, from English Boom, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz — smoke; mist, haze.

boominess (English): The property of being boomy

Definitions

  1. The property of being boomy

Ancestry of “boominess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboomyCharacterized by heavy bass sounds; Of or...
2EnglishBoom—
3DutchBoom—
4Dutchbodembottom; soil, ground; earth surface
5Middle Dutchbodem—
6Old Dutch*bodom—
7Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
8Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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